Versión en Español Chilean honey cookies, galletas de miel, are a classic, easy homemade treat made from a soft dough that you roll out and shape by hand or with your favorite cutters. The dough needs about 30 minutes of hands-on prep plus a 2-hour chill, then 12 to 15 minutes in the oven. Nutritional Information Each serving of honey cookies contains approximately 410 kcal, 4 g of protein, 22 g of total fat (14…
Versión en Español Pine nuts in syrup are a sweet, modern preparation from southern Chilean cooking. The araucaria tree’s seeds are boiled until tender, peeled, and simmered in a thick syrup made with ulmo honey. Nutritional Information Each serving of pine nuts in honey syrup contains approximately 320 kcal, 68 g of carbohydrates, 3 g of fat, 3 g of protein, 4 g of fiber, 60 g of sugars, 0 mg of cholesterol, and 5…
Chilean sustancias dulces are soft, spongy Italian meringue marshmallows set with gelatin and coated in cornstarch and powdered sugar, the iconic convent sweet from Chillán.
Chilean alcayota jam empanadas are a sweet, flaky Fiestas Patrias treat filled with alcayota jam and baked until golden brown.
Masa 123 (masa murbe) is a foundational Chilean shortcrust dough of German heritage made from one part sugar, two parts butter, and three parts flour, the base for tarts, pies, and cookies.
Papas buna, or poñi füna, is an ancestral Mapuche fermented potato porridge from Chile’s Los Ríos Region. Learn how to make this unique Lafkenche preparation.
Make the Chilean torta 4 leches at home: a soaked sponge cake with condensed milk, evaporated milk, heavy cream, and manjar, topped with caramelized Swiss meringue. Serves 12.
Make Chilean tres leches cake at home — a vanilla sponge soaked with condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cream, topped with Swiss meringue. Serves 12, refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
Make Chilean banana kuchen at home — a butter shortcrust tart filled with ripe banana slices and vanilla pastry cream, baked in the southern Chile tradition. Serves 6 in 80 minutes.
Make this authentic Chilean cherry kuchen at home. A buttery shortcrust base filled with fresh pitted cherries and cream custard, baked until set — a southern Chilean classic ready in under 2 hours.